Numbers 33:50-53 – “The Lord spoke to Moses in the rift valley plains of Moab along the Jordan, across from Jericho. He said: ⁵¹ “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, ⁵² you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images, all their molten images, and demolish their high places. ⁵³ You must dispossess the inhabitants of the land and live in it, for I have given you the land to possess it.” 

The Holy Spirit reminded me of the importance of practicing the four keys to victory in life.   That was found in our text, Numbers 33.  Those four Keys are Drive Out, Cleanse, Dispossess, and Possess.

Those four elements are keys to a life of spiritual fullness.  When the Children of Israel transitioned from wilderness wandering (a type of life of sin before Jesus), they were instructed to “drive out” the occupants of their place of promise.

Sadly, too many modern believers try to coexist with the devil.  In the world, we rub shoulders with evil, but in our place of promise (hearts), we cannot!    We must “drive out” all that is not holy from our hearts. We cannot be double-hearted, but our hearts must be free of the forces of darkness.

Next, they were to cleanse the land.   That cleansing involved removing the carved images (idols – all that hold the heart that is not God).  They were to remove all the molten images and demolish the high places of idol worship.   God must be the only occupant of our hearts.  We cannot live with one foot in the world and its offering and one in God and His Kingdom.  

The directive is to “Love God with our ALL, body, soul, spirit, and strength!”  In my East Texas lingo, it is “Be all in or not in!”  God does not share our hearts with the world.

One would think that driving them out would satisfy the third directive to “Dispossess the inhabitants of the land.”    However, since God worded it the way He did, there must be something beyond the initial eviction to note.     Driving out implies the initial act, and dispossessing indicates the legal action of not just evicting and cleansing but serving notice that our hearts are under new management.

We Dispossess to Possess.  Once the initial act or experience of Salvation comes, there must be a thorough cleansing and purifying of our hearts, minds, and hands.   The Bible reveals that a house left unfilled invites the old tenants to return with a larger contingent of evil.  We drive out, cleanse, and dispossess (serve legal notice), then we possess the place of promise and the promise.

Trying to coexist with the devil is to fail to become!   In the world, we work with and associate with evil.   We are to separate from it.   We are different.   But in our hearts, we must seek to be pure!   Only through the Holy Spirit’s purifying can we be thoroughly cleansed.

Whenever a hint of greed, envy, jealousy, lust, anger, bitterness, unforgiveness, ungratefulness, or selfishness reveals itself, we must cleanse our hearts.   We drive out those thoughts, feelings, and emotions, dispossessing them, and by God’s grace, possess our hearts in purity.   God can trust us with His power, presence, and provision in that purity.

When we make that full surrender of Everything to Him, He opens the door to His fullness.   Remember, the kingdom is ours.  The promise is ours.  The provision is ours.  The power is ours.   Jesus said, “Come unto Me, and I will…”

Are you tired of feeling like the devil seems to be getting the upper hand?   Then, drive out, cleanse, dispossess, and possess.   Simple?  Only through God!  Is it possible? Only Through God.  We have been called to Abundant Life.  Why not have it NOW?

Have a victorious day Possessing the Promises God has made to you!